Englewood junior Dylan Carpenter knows how to talk a good talk and he can walk the walk. Carpenter won 3rd place in the local Optimist Club speech contest, “I got a bronze medal and a hundred-dollar bill.”   

“I went against a bunch of kids in my zone. Each zone for the Optimist club is certain areas (districts) of Colorado. My kids in my zone are from the metro Denver area.” Carpenter said.

The oratorical contest was with Littleton Optimist International Club. “I had to do a speech about optimism. My speech had to be under five minutes and over four. I talked about where I find optimism and what it means to me.” 

Speech teacher Lawson Miller says, “this could be you next year.” She urges students to sign up for her public speaking class.